In this code from a transcription of Meditation from the opera Thais by Massenet, I'm not getting flags on the 8th notes, and I had to add manual beams to the double-dotted 8th note and 32nd note. The example in the manual works fine, but I can't find the difference between it and my code.
\version "2.25.25" global = { \key d \major \time 4/4 } right = \relative c' { \global << { \voiceOne \crossStaff { f8..([ e32)] e4~ e8 <bes des f>4-> q8-> } | } \new Voice { \voiceTwo r8 <bes des>4. s2 | } >> } left = \relative c { \global << { \voiceOne \crossStaff { f8..( e32) e4~ e8 f4 f8 } | } \new Voice { \voiceTwo g,,8 g' bes des f,, f' bes des | } >> } \score { \new PianoStaff << \new Staff = "right" \right \new Staff = "left" { \clef bass \left } >> \layout { \context { \PianoStaff \consists "Span_stem_engraver" } } }